Juvenile arrested for threatening assistant prosecutor

By
Brian Dzenis, The Trentonian

Friday, June 28, 2013

TRENTON — A 16-year-old girl was arrested on Thursday after allegedly threatening an assistant prosecutor for the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office.

According to the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office, the alleged threat took place on Monday in the first-floor lobby of the criminal courthouse. An assistant prosecutor was waiting to get on an elevator when she was threatened by the teen as she got off the elevator. According to the sheriffs, the girl pointed her hand in the shape of a gun at the prosecutor and said “next time” while her hand emulated the gun firing. The sheriffs did not release the identity of the prosecutor who received the threat.

The sheriff’s identified the suspect after reviewing surveillance footage of the incident and teen was arrested on the 100 block of Perry Street on Thursday. She’s been charged with terroristic threats. According to the sheriffs, she was attending a friend’s “homicide-related” hearing.

“The Mercer County Sheriff’s Office has a zero tolerance for threats of violence, of any kind against individuals,” Sheriff Jack Kemler said in a statement. “The general public and those who work in this area can be assured we operate in a threat-free zone.”

Through a spokeswoman, Mercer County Prosecutor Joseph Bocchini declined comment.